Maruti Suzuki has launched the Ciaz S with a starting price of Rs 9.39 Lakh. It is available with both petrol and diesel engines, with the latter priced at Rs 11.55 lakh (both prices ex-showroom, Delhi). With these prices, the Ciaz S petrol sits above the Alpha manual variant by just Rs 11,000 and tops the diesel variants by the same amount. Since the ‘S’ variant is based on the Alpha trim of the standard car, it gets all the features on the list.
The company has given the Ciaz S a sporty outlook. On the outside, the Maruti Suzuki Ciaz S gets front, side and rear under spoilers and, a trunk-mounted spoiler with an integrated stop lamp. Step inside and you’ll be greeted with an all-black interior trim, grey chrome inserts on panels and black leather seats.
Unfortunately, the Ciaz S is not available with the automatic gearbox and hence undercuts the Zeta AT by nearly Rs 48,000 and Alpha AT by approximately Rs 1.03 lakh. Mechanically, everything else remains exactly the same. While the 1.4-litre petrol engine generates 92PS/130Nm, the 1.3-litre diesel engine produces 90PS/200Nm. Transmission duties for both the engines is handled by a 5-speed manual transmission.
At present, the Ciaz dominates its segment with a market share of 43.5 per cent. That’s astonishing when you consider its rivals include the iconic Honda City, the super-fast Hyundai Verna and the rock-solid VW siblings - Skoda Rapid and Volkswagen Vento.
Look and Style - OK but not elegant. Design statement could have been made more sleek with tinkering with body line. The quality of interiors could have been better.
Comfort : Very comfortable if high dashboard can be ignored. Leg room and storage points for small things are its USP. During test drive, AC appeared a bit weak despite tuning manually.
Pickup: Not so great but no very bad too. Ideal for city driving, but need to shift gears frequently in city driving.
Mileage : Only test driven read more 97
Look and Style are just superb and people couldn't dream about such a car from Maruti; very great on Indian roads Comfort: According to me the comfort is very high as per the pics than Hyundai Verna and Honda City.
Pickup: Its to early to speak or guess about it
Mileage: It offers superb mileage of 26.2kmpl while in Verna the promised mileage by the company was 22kmpl but it doesn't even cross 20kmpl
Best Features: 7inch touch screen, 510 litres boot space, push button start, rear ac read more 392
I am Vitthal Chavan, a Bank Employee, from Sangli Region. Considering small family and occasional use of the vehicle i was preferring small segment car i.e. hatchback car. My office is near to my home and office is providing me vehicle for my work duty. Just for family use, I was searching for car of comparatively low budget car. I was willing to buy a Hatchback car, at initial period Car Dekho was the best option for me to compare the cars in those section. I searched for Maruti Swift car as it read more 116
Maruti has always been associated with affordable and efficient hatchbacks. However, while this image helped the brand connect with the masses, it didn’t help support models priced around and above the Rs 10 lakh bracket. Now, Maruti has finally managed to break the glass ceiling with the Ciaz. With it, the Indian automaker is targeting the segment leading Honda City. Does it succeed? Read on:
Things We Like in Ciaz
Well equipped for the price. Projector headlamps, 7' Touchscreen, leather seats - the lot!
Massive 510-litre boot.
Value for money. Competitively priced against its rivals.
Fuel efficiency. Diesel hybrid variant is among the most fuel efficient cars in India @ 28.09kmpl.
Generous cabin space. Legroom and shoulder-room amongst the best in the segment.
Things We Don't Like in Ciaz
Both engines offer average performance. Nothing to please the enthusiast.
Few switches and knobs shared with the Swift/Celerio. Takes away from the premium ambience.
Diesel automatic missing from the lineup.
Stand Out Features
SHVS (Smart Hybrid Vehicle by Suzuki) - a mild hybrid system is a segment first. Makes the claimed mileage figure possible.
Smartphone like interface on the touchscreen infotainment system. Very easy and intuitive to use.
CarDekho Verdict
Maruti Suzuki has played its cards safe, be it with regards to design, the choice of engines or the features on offer.
"The aggressive pricing is the icing on the cake."
Pick the Ciaz if you need nothing else but a comfortable, value for money sedan.
Background & Evolution
The Ciaz replaces the SX4 in the Maruti portfolio. However, it shares no traits other than the diesel engine with the outgoing sedan. The Ciaz is an all new product for Maruti, built from the ground up. The Ciaz diesel got Suzuki’s acclaimed SHVS technology in late 2015. Also, to spice things up, Maruti offers a sporty ‘RS’ bodykit with the sedan as well.
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